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outcast

[out-kast, -kahst] / ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /


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Feeling angrily outcast from her community, Mary tried to rise from her station by assuming a variety of disguises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Getting branded with cooties by those with the power to brand made you an outcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Call you outcast, low down, you can’t make it, you’re nothing, you’re from nobody, subclass, underclass; when you see Jesse Jackson, when my name goes in nomination, your name goes in nomination.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Claude's albinism, which is extremely rare in alligators, provided visibility for people who feel a little outcast, Peach said.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

She would surely find means to let the world know what he had done, she told him, and he would be an outcast among men.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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